Temperate Oligocene surface ocean conditions offshore of Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: Climate of the Past
• Main Authors: F. S. Hoem, L. Valero, D. Evangelinos, C. Escutia, B. Duncan, R. M. McKay, H. Brinkhuis, F. Sangiorgi, P. K. Bijl
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Environmental pollution; TD172-193.5; Environmental protection; TD169-171.8; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ross Sea; Wilkes Land; Adare; Cape Adare; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-1423-2021; https://doaj.org/article/54baa68ec1be408f9660bf9611fc14c1

Antarctic continental ice masses fluctuated considerably during the Oligocene “coolhouse”, at elevated atmospheric CO 2 concentrations of ∼600 –800 ppm. To assess the role of the ocean in the Oligocene ice sheet variability, reconstruction of past ocean conditions in the proximity of the Antarctic m...